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English Question Paper

English

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2012

101/3
ENGLISH
Paper 3
(Creative composition
And assay
Based on set texts)
Oct. / Nov. 2012
2 ½ hours
Instructions to candidates
(a) Answer three questions only.
(b) Questions one and two are compulsory.
(c) In question three choose only one of the optional texts you have prepared on.
(d) Where a candidate presents work on more than one optional text, only the first one to appear will be marked.
(e) Each of your essays must not exceed 450 words.
Answer three questions only.
1. Imaginative composition (compulsory). (20 marks)
Either
(a) Write a story to illustrate the saying:
“People who live in glass houses should not throw stones”
Or
(b) Write a story ending with:
If I had a second chance, I would be wiser.
2. The Compulsory Set Text (20 marks)
Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the People
“Being truthful is a virtue, yet many people would easily ignore the truth if it threatens their self-interest.”
3. The Optional Set Texts(20 marks)
Answer any one of the following three questions
Either
(a) The short story
Macmillan (Ed.), Half a day and other stories
“When people of different races decide to have a relationship, they must be prepared to encounter difficulties,”
Write an essay in support of this statement using illustrations from Vassanji’s short story ‘Breaking Loose’.
Or
(b) Drama
John Ruganda, Shred of Tenderness
“Even when it seems impossible we should not give up trying to reconcile people.”
Write an essay in support of this statement drawing your illustrations from Runganda’s play Shred of Tenderness.
Or
(c) The Novel
Velma Pollard, Homestretch.
Racism breeds racism: victims of racism also become racists.”
Write an essay illustrating the truth of this statement drawing examples from Velma Pollard’s novel Homestretch.

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